Provincial police are seeking the public’s help to locate a missing 12-year-old girl from the Lanaudière region.
According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Amélia Lapa was last seen Tuesday at around 9:30 a.m. on Douaire-de-Bondy Street in Lavaltrie, a municipality located about 60 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
Police say her loved ones fear for her safety. Investigators believe she is travelling on foot.
Amélia is five feet and two inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
She was last seen wearing a cut-off navy blue shirt that shows her stomach, a navy blue cotton wool sweater, grey leggings and white Nike Air Force shoes.
Anyone with information about Amélia’s whereabouts should call 911. If you have any other information that could help police locate her, you can call the SQ at 1-800-659-4264 and remain anonymous.